isochasm |
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a locus of points where auroras are sighted
with equal frequency.
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almucantar |
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(astron.) the circle of all points at a
specified altitude on the celestial sphere.
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aclinic line |
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the locus on the earth's surface,
approximating the equator, where a compass
needle does not tend from the horizontal.
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agonic line |
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the locus of all points on the earth's surface
whose magnetic declination is zero. [< Gk
/go~nia~/ angle]
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thalweg |
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a imaginary line along the bottom of a valley
or riverbed.
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hachure |
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the same as a contour line?
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